Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Other Obligations (Details) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 26, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017	May 09, 2016	Apr. 15, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations						$ 1,210,150,000		$ 1,210,150,000		$ 1,203,249,000
Less: Debt issuance costs						(30,332,000)		(30,332,000)		(30,798,000)
Total notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations						1,179,818,000		1,179,818,000		1,172,451,000
Less: Current maturities						(20,941,000)		(20,941,000)		(39,508,000)
Amount due after one year						1,158,877,000		1,158,877,000		1,132,943,000
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt						95,627,000		95,627,000		112,332,000
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		2,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt						0	$ 0	34,110,000	$ 0
Non-cash interest expense						13,426,000	8,653,000	25,262,000	16,609,000
Senior Notes | 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021, including premium of $13,954
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations						$ 0		$ 0		848,954,000
Premium										13,954,000
Interest rate						7.75%		7.75%
Redemption price	103.875%		103.50%	106.75%
Loss on extinguishment of debt						$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,754,000	$ 0
Redemption premium and tender offer costs								32,356,000
Non-cash interest expense								1,754,000
Net proceeds from issuance of debt			$ 236,900,000	$ 158,670,000	$ 438,250,000
Principal amount	$ 835,000,000		$ 235,000,000	$ 150,000,000	$ 450,000,000
Senior Notes | 6.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations						850,000,000		850,000,000		0
Interest rate		6.125%
Indenture threshold for earnings for payment of dividends (less than)						75,000,000		$ 75,000,000
Leverage ratio requirement								3.0
Secured leverage ratio requirement								1.5
Redemption price								101.00%
Net proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 831,100,000
Principal amount		$ 850,000,000
Convertible Debt | 7.5% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Notes due 2019, net of unamortized discount of $91,396 and $108,480
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations						138,604,000		$ 138,604,000		121,520,000
Unamortized discount						91,396,000		91,396,000		108,480,000
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt						$ 42,489,000		$ 42,489,000		52,899,000
Interest rate						7.50%		7.50%
Convertible Debt | 5.5% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Debentures due 2020, net of unamortized discount of $62,852 and $71,247
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations						$ 195,898,000		$ 195,898,000		187,503,000
Unamortized discount						62,852,000		62,852,000		71,247,000
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt						$ 53,138,000		$ 53,138,000		59,433,000
Interest rate						5.50%		5.50%
Line of Credit | Liggett
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding						$ 21,662,000		$ 21,662,000
Remaining borrowing capacity						28,700,000		28,700,000
Line of Credit | Revolving credit facility | Liggett
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations						18,810,000		18,810,000		37,163,000
Line of Credit | Term loan under credit facility | Liggett
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations						2,852,000		2,852,000		2,999,000
Equipment loans | Liggett
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations						3,474,000		3,474,000		4,519,000
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations						$ 512,000		$ 512,000		$ 591,000